The Ostrander Awards, Memphis’ answer to the Tonys, are many things. Most obviously, the theatre awards competition sponsored by this magazine and Arts Memphis honors the best and brightest work of...more

Memphis in September is still really hot, but who can resist the fall fashions in all the stores? Keep some of your favorite summer pieces in rotation and slowly transition them when the weather f...more

Like the chameleon of a place that it is, our own little city has been many things in its past, besides just, well, itself. In the twentieth century alone, for example, Memphis was two different U....more

Anyone who knows me knows I'm a consummate animal person, so I'm writing this blog posting to help drum up attendance for Saturday's Paw Prints 2011 fundraiser to benefit the Humane Society. The ev...more

My daughter goes to art school in New York City, so I travel to the Big Apple regularly. People assume that my visits to New York include great restaurants, but let me set them straight: Mostly, I ...more

Everybody knows by now the story of the Memphis Belle — the famed B-17 Flying Fortress that was the first bomber to complete 25 missions over Europe during World War II. The plane piloted by Captai...more

One of the many good things about being a food writer is that people always tell you where to eat. My neighbor Lil has mentioned more than once how much she likes the happy hour specials at Fleming...more

Don't worry; I don't intend to use my valuable blog space promoting estate sales every few weeks. But this weekend, there will be an estate sale at a rather unusual location — a sprawling Adirondac...more

The beaches of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida have been drawing Memphians to their gleaming white sands and clear blue waters for decades, and the Lauderdale Library contains an album of photos ...more

As you probably know, craft beers are quite the trendy beverages these days, and Memphis chefs are taking note. On Wednesday, September 28, Chef Jordan Buchanan will cook a five-course meal at L’ec...more